bvi captains log blog

We had a pretty fun day today! The guests said it was nice at Leverick Bay last night too, so we will try that stop again! We made our way up to Bitter End and Saba this morning for an hours shopping, and then went down to Coral Gardens or the Airplane wreck on George Dog for some snorkeling and a dive. By the time we had lunch I think my poor guests were starving it was almost 3 PM!!!

We then motored slowly back up to North Sound where our guests knew they were getting some kind of surprise, but they were not sure what. They kept on looking for clues! It is always a bad sign though when the shots come out. I thought this picture was funny, as because we were having a pirate show on the boat tonight, I was setting up dinner buffet style at the same time I was making up the shot trays. It really just looks like the buffet dinner is shots here though!!

Simba went for a drive and came back with "Lucky" Lucky is a talking parrot that lives on the Charter Boat, Sophisticated Lady. What would a pirate show be without a parrot??? By the look on Simeons face I am not sure that he was thinking it was in the job description though!!

Of course, most of the guests could not figure out where the darn bird came from and what he was doing here! I was not being that helpful with clues either

They all had to wear their Happy AAARRRRR hats for the cocktail hour...

We had a conch blowing contest that Pete gave a good first effort on,

but our winner was Elfreida! About the smallest girl with awfully big lungs! She won a Promenade Bushwhacked T shirt for her lungs anyways...

I am not sure who this person is, it kind of looks like my husband who the guests MADE play the game with them and he seemed to be on the losing side of the shots tonight (6 and counting!)

And I think this look is "I just cannot do one more!", but he did win the grand prize pot of $22.00!!

It is a beautiful full moon up here tonight, I really did get some fabulous photographs. We were scared out of our skins by a pirate ship sailing by near sunset with cannons going off trying to figure out what boat to wreck havoc on....

When closer it was definitely pirates of the Michael Beans kind...

They sailed away and then rounded up and prepared to board.

By that time we were all on the front decks prepared to fight them off...

It is the pirate himself! Beans!!

Rick from Sophisticated Lady was videoing the show as they are putting together a promotional Video of singing and traveling through the islands. One of the chapters is charter boats and hark, what are we but a charter boat?

It is always so easy to get good pictures of Beans high energy singing...

And a portrait of the group and beans.

I was happy as he played my favorite song "Regatta!" and the guests were happy as they insisted they were going to get Bazza to dance and he did! (Not with any rhythm)

Simba looks like he does not have any friends and was not invited to the party, sitting over in the corner like a wallflower! great pensive shot though with the moon in the far corner.

This afternoon I had cooked all day so I could have a dinner buffet ready that just had to be put on the table afterwards so I did not miss the show either! (the guests really knew something was up when I got out of my pajamas even for cocktail hour) We had barbecued chicken, garlic rosemary roasted potatoes, coleslaw, carrots and apple streusel for dessert, and all the hot things came out of the oven and onto the serving table at the same time. Quite good. I have enjoyed making barbecued chicken lately! Dinner was had by all and then we saw the pirates away and I am plonking away on the keyboard of the computer now!

Occasionally when we can we get Beans to play on the boat at Cocktail hour. Tonight is the night!
So, if anyone is around the area and anchors by Promenade up by Saba/Bitter End tonight, you will be able to hear his Haaaapppppppppyyyyyy Show from about 6 PM! There might even be taping as he is putting together an Island Promotions DVD.
My guests don't know yet but they will be thrilled!